Gibco/DMEM, high glucose/10 x 500 mL/11965118

Description

DMEM(Dulbecco"sModifiedEagleMedium)isawidelyusedbasalmediumforsupportingthegrowthofmanydifferentmammaliancells.CellssuccessfullyculturedinDMEMincludeprimaryfibroblasts,neurons,glialcells,HUVECs,andsmoothmusclecells,aswellascelllinessuchasHeLa,293,Cos-7,andPC-12.LifeTechnologiesoffersavarietyofDMEMmodificationsforarangeofcellcultureapplications.Findtherightformulationusingthemediaselectortool.
Thecompleteformulationisavailable.

UsingDMEM
DMEMisuniquefromothermediaasitcontains4timestheconcentrationofaminoacidsandvitaminsthantheoriginalEagle"sMinimalEssentialMedium.DMEMwasoriginallyformulatedwithlowglucose(1g/L)andsodiumpyruvate,butisoftenusedwithhigherglucoselevels,withorwithoutsodiumpyruvate.DMEMcontainsnoproteins,lipids,orgrowthfactors.Therefore,DMEMrequiressupplementation,commonlywith10%FetalBovineSerum(FBS).DMEMusesasodiumbicarbonatebuffersystem(3.7g/L),andthereforerequiresa5–10%CO₂environmenttomaintainphysiologicalpH.

Productuse
Forhumanexvivotissueandcellcultureprocessingapplications.CAUTION:Whenusedasamedicaldevice,Federallawrestrictsthisdevicetosalebyorontheorderofaphysician.CustomersusingGibco®DMEMinamanufacturingprocess,whohaveasubmissionwiththeFDA,mayrequestaletterofauthorizationfromLifeTechnologiestoreferenceourTypeIIDrugMasterFile(DMF).

cGMPmanufacturingandqualitysystem
DMEMismanufacturedatacGMP-compliantfacilitylocatedinGrandIsland,NewYork.ThefacilityisregisteredwiththeFDAasamedicaldevicemanufacturerandiscertifiedtoISO13485standards.Forsupplychaincontinuity,LifeTechnologiesoffersanidenticalDMEMproductmadeinourScotlandfacility(41965-039).ThisfacilityisregisteredwiththeFDAasamedicaldevicemanufacturerandiscertifiedtotheISO13485standard.